Aerial Photography - Baltimore (1924-1925, 1927, 1937-1938, 1948, 1952-1953, 1957, 1964, 1972)

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This collection includes sets of downloadable JPEG and TIFF or JP2000 images of aerial photography. For 1937-1938 and 1952-1953, the images were produced from 9" x 9” print aerial photographs of Baltimore City and Baltimore County. The original print photographs can be found at the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS). This scanning project was a joint initiative of the MGS and the Eisenhower Library. As the MGS collection of 1937-1938 aerial photography is incomplete, we acquiring supplemental images from National Archives and Records Administration to fill in the missing gaps.

The photography was originally produced for the United States Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) for use in crop and farm acreage analysis. ASCS contracted for aerial flights on five to ten year intervals for those counties with a predominate economic base in agriculture.

The 1964 Baltimore City aerial photography was produced from oversize, mylar based, images held by the Baltimore City Department of Planning.

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Aeroplane Views of Baltimore Harbor and approaches taken by the United States Navy and reproduced by the Harbor Board of Baltimore
(Baltimore: Harbor Board of Baltimore, 1924-1925) Baltimore (MD) Harbor Board
Aerial Photographic Map of Baltimore and Metropolitan District of Baltimore County [COMPLETE SET]
(Baltimore: Chesapeake Aircraft Co., 1927) Chesapeake Aircraft Co.
Scale: 1 inch equals 400 feet. Area covered 210 square miles. Period of flying; October 19, 1926 - February 24, 1927.
1957 Baltimore City and Baltimore County [Index Only]
(Washington, DC: U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), 1957) U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS)
Scale ca. 1:20,000
Aerial Photographic Map of Baltimore and Metropolitan District of Baltimore County. [INCOMPLETE SET]
(Baltimore: Chesapeake Aircraft Co., 1927) Chesapeake Aircraft Co.;
Scale: 1 inch equals 400 feet. Area covered 210 square miles. Period of flying; October 19, 1926 - February 24, 1927.
Approaches to Baltimore Harbor Aerial Photos
(Baltimore District Engineer, 1948) Aero Services Corp.
Aerial Photography 1948 and Controlled Mosaic, 1949 Prepared for the District Engineer, Baltimore, Maryland, By Aero Services Corp., Photographic Engineers, Philadelphia, PA.
1972 Baltimore City
(Baltimore : Baltimore City Planning Dept., 1972) Maps, Inc.
Map Scale: ca. 1:4,800 (1 inch = 400 feet). Flight date is March 26, 1972. This aerial photography was produced for the Baltimore City Planning Department by Maps Inc. The accompanying index map does not include images 81 - 86 which provide April 16, 1970 coverage for the area South of Baltimore City along MD Hwy 295 (the Baltimore Washington Parkway) to the Friendship / BWI Airport.
1964 Baltimore City
(Baltimore: Baltimore City Department of Planning, 1964)
Map Scale: ca. 1:9,600 (1 inch = 800 feet). Flight date is April 10, 1964. This photography was produced for the Baltimore City Planning Department by an unidentified contractor. The flight consisted of four flight lines and some images provide coverage into adjoining areas of Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County, including Friendship Airport (BWI). There is no index for this series of aerial photos. Photos are arranged based on four north-south orientated flight-lines.The image prefix number (i.e. 15-, 16-, 17-, 18- ) indicates the flight-line. Flight-line 15 covers the western most areas of Baltimore City. Flight-lines 16 and 17 cover the core central area, and flight-line 18 covers the eastern most areas.
1952 -1953 Baltimore City & Baltimore County
(1952-1953) U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS)
Aerial photography flown in 1952 and 1953. Scale ca. 1:20,000
1937 - 1938 Baltimore City & Baltimore County
(1937-1938) U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS)
Scale ca. 1:20,000

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